Hairpin



EJSPARKE Oct. 25, 1932.

HAIRPIN Filed Oct. 14, 1931 INVENTOR. 09; 0:0

ark: BY g g L ATTORNEY.

Patented a. 25, 1932 1,884,900

'U E STATES PATENT oFFIci-r EDITH srARKE, or OAKLAND,- CALIFQRNIA HAIRPIN Applicationifiled October 14, 1931. Serial No. 568,652.

' The invent-ion relates to hairpins and par I Figure 3 is a perspective view of a pm of ticularly to pins capable of being used in somewh t si p e C I i groups made up of two or more pins for 00- Figure 4 is a perspective view of a further operation with each other in retaining the modified form-of the pin. I 5 hair in set position. 7 As illustrated the drawing, the novel An object of the invention is to provide features ofmy invention are embodied in .a hair pins of the character described which hair pin 2 of the well known U-shaped form. may not only be set inithe hair in cooperat In the preferred types of pin illustrated, the ing relation with one another, but be legs 3 of the pin are disposed in spaced gen 10 practically locked, together in suchfoooperat- .e lly para el r lation, b as Shown l g" ing relation so as to insure the retention of ure ithe legs may be bent toward eachother the pins as well as the hair in original set .sothat normally they will be resiliently held position as long as desired, j in. contact intermediate the'inner and outer 7 Another object of the invention is toproends of the pin. 7 v i 15 vide hair pins with the. above mentioned 7 Each leg of the pins as illustrated in Figfeature, which although when operatively set ures 1 and 4 is formed adjacent its outer ends in the hair will not become accidentally diswith a'loop 6 whose greater length extends placed or released from the hair, may neverlongitudinally of the leg. I a v theless be readily released from each other In the preferred construction each loop ex- 20 and removed from the hair when desired. tends from adjacent the outer extremity of A further object is to provide hair pins the leg to a point adjacent the middle, so that having each of the aforementioned features, a relat vely large portion of each leg com which may be operatively set inv the, hair as prises the loop. In manufacturing the pin, well as withdrawn therefrom by the person the wholeof the latter is preferably conin whose hair the pins are set. structed of flat narrow ribbon metalstockof A still further object is to provide hairpins uniform-cross section, the loop being convenwith such features, which may be concealed ientlv formed by slitting the legs of the'pin in the hail h e operatively Set h reinon the broader face and then spreading the The ihvehhioh possesses other Objects and slit portions apart to the desired degree and 30 features f l g asome which, h form. As will be clear from the drawing,

h q g, W111 he set forth 1h the follow the pin is so designed that the broader faces t descnptlqn h preferreclform of the of the legs will be in opposed relation and contnvenmon Whlch 1S fsg d 1n the g' sequently the loops will have the same transg fifigg gzgg s h verse, axis. The outer extremities of the legs I are dull but have a fairly well defined point ever, that varlatlons 1n the showlng made by (1 t1 t H enter the the saiddrawings and description maybe er 1e W 13? adopted within the scope of the invention halrim the preferr.ed eslgn e 00p Ions of the legs convergmg gracefully to the outer as setforth in the claims. V g 40 R f i t id in extremity so as to facilitate such entering Figure 1 is a perspective View of a hair Operation; ,Likewlsh the lhher p p l pin designed in accordance with my i v converges smoothly llltOfLlle inner leg port on tion. j V 7 so as to facilitate the withdrawal of the pins Figure 2 is a perspective view of a pair of from the hair when desired, and preferably 45 the pins in operative relation in the hair. as shown in Figure 1 such leg port on 7 1s corrugated or otherwise bent or constructed to increase its retention effect.

In the use of the pins, as before explained, they are arranged to be used in multiple, that is in groups made up of two or more pins interlocked with one another. For instance, as illustrated in Figure 2, two pins are used together, one being inserted in the hair after the other. The pin first inserted is threaded in the hair in the usual manner so that a strand is held between the legs adjacent their connected ends, while other portions of the hair are entwined between and about the loop portions of the legs- With the first pin thus disposed the second one is then threaded through the hair at about right angles to the first pin and one or both of the legs of the second pin threaded through one or both of the loops of the first pin which the open face of the loop'of one pin disposed along the longitudinal axis of the loops of. the other pin. Then with the second pin thus positioned and engaged with the other, it is further extended and threaded through the hair and turned about its longitudinal axis when the loop portion thereof has passed through the loop of the other pin, whereby the open side aforesaid will extend transversely of the longitudinal axis of the first pin to thereby hold the pins in interlocking as well as cooperating relation. With the pins thus retained, as may be readily seen, the hair will be firmly held in set position and at the same time pins will be practically concealed. It is important to note that an effective interlocking of the pins may be effected by interengagement of but one leg of each of the pins in the group. If desired, additional pins may be threaded in the hair for cooperation and interlocking with the first two. When it becomes desirable to remove the pins they may be readily disengaged from each other and withdrawn from the hair by grasping the bent ends of the pins, separately or together, and then pulling them apart with the pins turned to allow the loop of one pin to pass freely through the other. It may be noted that where the pinsare con structed of material appropriate to render the loop portions resilient. the w thdrawal of the loops from engagement may be effected without the necessity of turning one with respect to the other.

In Figure 3, the pin is shown with the loop provided in only one of the legs, the other leg 12 being preferably connected and extended over the looped leg to facilitate the hair gripping effect.

I claim:

1. A hair pin, including a longitudinally extended leg having an opening therein adjacent one end thereof and extending to a point substantially midway between the ends thereof.

2. A hair pin comprising a leg extending longitudinally of the pin and having a widened portion adjacent a free end thereof and provided with an opening extended sub stantially to said end with one dimension of said opening being greater than the width of the leg at the widened portion and another dimension greater than the thickness of said leg portion whereby a similar leg portion of a second pin disposed at substantially right angles to said first named leg portion may be inserted through said opening.

3. A hair pin comprising substantially parallel legs integrally connected at one end and provided on at least one of the legs adjacent the free end thereof with a widened portion converging at one side gradually toward said free end and at the other side toward the closed end of the leg, said widened portion having an opening therein ex tending substantially'to said free end with the dimension of said opening longitudinally of the leg being in excess of said widened leg portion and the dimension transversely of the leg greater than the thickness of said portion whereby a similar leg portion of a second pin disposed at substantially right angles to said first named leg portion may be inserted through said opening.

l. A hair pin comprising a pair of sub.- stantially parallel legs integrally connected at one end and having on each of the legs in opposed substantially parallel relation a widened portion with an opening therein having one dimension in excess ofthe width of said portion and another dimension greater than the thickness of said. portion to thereby afford for the insertion of .a widened portion a second similar pin through said opening when the pins are disposed at substantially right angles to each other.

5. A hair pin comprising a pair of substantially parallel legs integrally connected at one end and having on each of the legs in opposed substantially parallel relation a widened portion with an opening therein.

6. A hair pin comprising a pair of substantialy parallel legs integrally connected at one end and having on each of and disposed adjacent the free ends of the legs in opposed relation a widened portion with an opening therein extending substantially to said free end.

7. A hair pin comprising a pair of substantially parallel legs integrally connected at one end and having on each of the legs in opposed relation a widened portion, one of said portions having an opening therethrough, the other of said portions being corrugated and provided with undulations extending towards and away from said openrelation to lie in contactual engagement at each of said legs being provided between said opening and said end with a corrugated portion comprised of undulations extending toward and away from the other leg.

9. A hair pin comprising a pair of resilient legs integrally connected at one end and extended from saidend in converging their free ends, said legs being provided with opposed widened portions adjacent said free ends with openings provided therein.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Oakland, California, this of October, 1931.

EDITH SPARKE.

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